What is an Anchor?
An anchor refers to a nautical or marine equipment intended to restrict vehicle or structural movement in the water. Anchors…
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Dangerous heaving lines
In order to bring a hawser from a ship to a jetty, a heaving line is thrown from the ship…
How do Mooring Systems Work?
A mooring system is made up of a mooring line, anchor and connectors, and is used for station keeping of…
Types of rope
Rope makers seem to delight in confusing us with science and/or extraordinary polysyllabic names. Let me try to cut through…
Knot Tying for Boating
Who doesn’t love the freedom of flying across the open water? The warm sunshine, the cool waves — any day…
BOATING KNOTS
Rope Knots, sailing and boating go hand in hand. In fact most knots trace back to the early days of…
Different Types of Alarms on Ships
A maritime emergency at sea does not come with an alarm, but ship emergency signals and alarms can help us to tackle…
Precautions To Be Taken For Heavy Weather
Heavy weather or rough sea is something which a seafarer experiences very commonly and frequently. It is very important to…
Port and Starboard
Unlike left and right, “port” and “starboard” refer to fixed locations on a vessel. Port side of NOAA Ship Fairweather. Since port…
Navigation & Signal lights
To avoid collisions, cruise vessels must be equipped with navigation lights (running lights) that allow other vessels to determine the…